UNESCO Cairo Office THE EIGHTH ANNUAL SCIENCE AND MATH TEACHERS CONFERENCE (SMEC VIII) May 21-22, 2004 Science and Math Education Center (SMEC) Faculty of Arts and Sciences American University of Beirut, Lebanon THE EIGHTH ANNUAL SCIENCE AND MATH TEACHERS CONFERENCE (SMEC VIII) Science and Math Education Center (SMEC) Faculty of Arts and Sciences American University of Beirut, Lebanon May 21-22, 2004 CONFERENCE CO-CHAIRPERSONS Dr. Saouma BouJaoude Dr. Marjorie Henningsen CONFERENCE RESEARCH PRE-SESSION COORDINATORS Dr. Saouma BouJaoude Dr. Murad Jurdak PROGRAM CHAIR Dr. Tamer Amin LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Alia Zaidan Beirut Baptist School Enja Osman Hariri II High School Fady Maalouf Al-Hoda School George Rizkallah Sagesse High School Hala Imadi Harb Rawda High School Maha Hariri Eastwood College Faten Hasan Al-Kawthar School Ghada Saad Brumana High School Murad Jurdak AUB Noha Mazraani American Community School Norma Ghumrawi Al-Bayader School Randa Abu Salman St. Mary Orthodox College Rima Khishen International College Souad Achkar AUB Wissam Khoury St Joseph School Yolla Sawan International College SMEC SUPPORT STAFF Ms. May Abu Shakra Mr. Hanna Helou ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The SMECVIII Conference Committee wishes to thank the following persons, organizations, and companies, all of whom contributed significantly to the organization and success of this year’s conference: Dr. Ghada Gholam, UNESCO Cairo office Roula Dagher, Arabia Insurance Company Dr. Peter Heath, University Provost Dr. Khalil Bitar, Dean of Faculty of Arts & Sciences Education Students Society All Prints Heinemann McGraw Hill Pearson Education Houghton Mifflin NSP Program and EDC Dr. Kassem Shaaban, Chair of the Department of English Mr. Fady Maalouf, Al Hoda School Socrate Catering Ms. Waddad Husseiny, Student Activities Mr. Tannous Touma, School of Medicine Mr. Elie Issa, University Physical Plant Captain Saadalah Shalak, Campus Protection Office Mr. Ibrahim Khoury, AUB Information Office We do apologize for any significant omissions. SMEC VIII 2004 MISSION STATEMENT The SMEC Conference is an annual event designed to promote the continued development of a professional community of mathematics and science teachers across Lebanon and throughout the region. Specifically the conference aims to: • Provide an intellectual and professional forum for teachers to exchange theoretical and practical ideas regarding the teaching and learning of mathematics and science at the elementary, intermediate, secondary, and post- secondary levels • Provide a forum for teacher educators and researchers to share their findings with science and mathematics teachers with a special emphasis on the practical classroom implications of their findings • Provide an opportunity for science and mathematics teachers to interact with high-caliber science and mathematics education professionals from abroad • Contribute to the ongoing development of a professional culture of science and mathematics teaching at the school level in Lebanon and in the region • Raise awareness of science and mathematics teachers about the array of curriculum and supplemental classroom materials available to them through publishers and local distributors Plenary Sessions Math: Improving the Quality and Usability of Research in Mathematics Education (E) Presenter: Dr. Edward Silver 7 Sponsored by Faculty of Arts and Sciences Fostering Algebraic Reasoning for All Levels (E) Presenter: Ellen Grace 21 Sponsored by McGraw Hill Science: Mediated Modeling for Meaningful Learning of Science (E) Presenter: Ibrahim Halloun 22 Spinners and Springs (E) Presenter: John Stringer 50 Sponsored by Heinemann Math & Science: Getting at What is Worth Knowing and Doing in Math and Science (E) Presenter: Ellen Alquist 50 Sponsored by Pearson Education Research Sessions Math: The Preparation of Secondary School Mathematics Teachers Presenter: Mohamed El Amin Ahmed El Tom 51 Some Research Issues Raised in the MARAL Project in Lebanon Presenters: Samar Zebian, Marjorie Henningsen 52 Strategies and errors in secondary mathematics: Raising pupils’ levels of thinking in geometry (measurement) through intervention Presenter: Ghada Gholam 55 The development of a calculator booklet and its effect on teachers’ attitudes towards calculator use in math classes (Grades 6-12) Presenter: Houssam Kasti 65 Information Technology as a Tool for Teaching Primary Mathematics Presenter: Nehme Safa 66 أﺛﺮ ﺗﺪرﻳﺲ ﻣﺎدة اﻟﺤﺎﺳﻮب ﻋﻠﻰ ﻣﺴﺘﻮى اﻟﻘﻠﻖ ﻣﻦ اﻟﺤﺎﺳﻮب ﻟﺪى ﻃﻠﺒﺔ آﻠﻴﺔ اﻟﺘﺮﺑﻴﺔ ﻓﻲ ﺟﺎﻣﻌﺔ ﺗﻜﺮﻳﺖ 80 ﺳﻌﻴﺪ ﺣﺴﻴﻦ ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﺜﻼب :Presenter SMEC VIII ____________________________________________________________1 اﺳﺘﺮاﺗﻴﺠﻴّﺎت اﻟﺘﻔﻜﻴﺮ اﻟﺘﻲ ﻳﻮﻇﻔﻬﺎ ﻣﻌﻠﻤﻮن ﻣﻬﺮة ﻋﻨﺪ ﺗﺪرﻳﺲ اﻟﺮﻳﺎﺿﻴّﺎت ﻓﻲ اﻷردن 81 ﺳﻤﻴﻠﺔ اﻟﺼﺒﺎغ :Presenter Differences in computer Self-efficacy as a function of scores on computer attitudes of pre-service math teachers in Oman (E) Presenter: Adnan Abed 89 Teacher Behaviors that support and inhibit high level thinking in Lebanese elementary mathematics classrooms: An in depth case study of five lessons (E) Presenter: Yasmine Zein 90 Etude de cas: Transition vers l’Abstraction et le Raisonnement Déductif au Début du 3ème Cycle, Education de Base (F) Presenter: Naim El-Rouadi 91 Science: ﺑﺤﻮث اﻟﺘﺮﺑﻴﺔ اﻟﻌﻠﻤﻴّﺔ ﻓﻲ اﻟﻴﻤﻦ: ﻣﺮاﺟﻌﺔ ﻟﻸدﺑﻴّﺎت 92 ﻣﺤﻤﺪ ﻣﻲ و داوود اﻟﺤﺪاﺑﻲ :Presenters اﻟﺒﻴﺌﺔ اﻟﺼﻔﻴّﺔ اﻟﻮاﻗﻌﻴّﺔ واﻟﻤﻔﻀﻠﺔ ﻓﻲ ﺣﺼﺺ ﻣﺎدّة اﻟﻔﻴﺰﻳﺎء ﻣﻦ وﺟﻬﺔ ﻧﻈﺮ ﻃﻠﺒﺔ اﻟﻤﺮﺣﻠﺔ اﻟﺜﺎﻧﻮﻳّﺔ ﺑﺴﻠﻄﻨﺔ ﻋﻤﺎن 96 ﻋﺒﺪ اﷲ ﺑﻦ ﺧﻤﻴﺲ أﻣﺒﻮ ﺳﻌﻴﺪي :Presenter ﻣﺴﺘﻮى اﻟﺘﻨﻮر اﻟﻌﻠﻤﻲ ﻟﺪى ﻃﻠﺒﺔ اﻟﺼﻒ اﻟﺤﺎدي ﻋﺸﺮ ﻓﻲ ﻣﺤﺎﻓﻈﺔ اﻟﻘﺪس 113 ﺳﻤﻴﺔ ﻋﺰﻣﻲ اﻟﻤﺤﺘﺴﺐ:Presenter أﺛﺮ ﺗﺪرﻳﺲ وﺣﺪة دراﺳﻴﺔ وﻓﻖ ﻣﺪﺧﻞ اﻟﻌﻠﻢ واﻟﺘﻜﻨﻮﻟﻮﺟﻴﺎ واﻟﻤﺠﺘﻤﻊ ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﺘﺤﺼﻴﻞ وﻋﻤﻠﻴﺎت اﻟﻌﻠﻢ واﻻﺗﺠﺎهﺎت ﻧﺤﻮ اﻟﻔﻴﺰﻳﺎء ﻟﺪى ﻃﻠﺒﺔ اﻟﺼﻒ اﻟﺜﺎﻧﻲ اﻟﺜﺎﻧﻮي ﻓﻲ اﻟﺠﻤﻬﻮرﻳﺔ اﻟﻴﻤﻨﻴﺔ 123 ﺧﺎﻟﺪ ﻋﻤﺮ أﺣﻤﺪ :Presenter ﺗﺪرﻳﺲ اﻟﻌﻠﻮم واﻻﺳﺘﻨﺎرة اﻟﻌﻠﻤﻴﺔ ﻓﻰ اﻟﻤﺮﺣﻠﺔ اﻹﻋﺪادﻳﺔ 133 رﺷﺪى ﻓﺘﺤﻲ آﺎﻣﻞ :Presenter ﺗﻘﻮﻳﻢ ﺗﺠﺮﺑﺔ اﻻﻣﺘﺤﺎﻧﺎت اﻟﻤﺮآﺰﻳّﺔ اﻟﺠﺎﻣﻌﻴّﺔ ﻓﻲ اﻟﺠﺎﻣﻌﺔ اﻟﺘﻜﻨﻮﻟﻮﺟﻴﺔ 148 ﻋﺒﺪ اﻟﺤﺴﻴﻦ ﻏﺎﻧﻢ ﺻﺨﻲ و ﻏﻴﺪا آﺮﻳﻢ ﻳﺎس:Presenters ﺗﻘﻮﻳﻢ ﺁداء اﻟﺘﺪرﻳﺴﻴﻴﻦ واﻟﻄﻠﺒﺔ ﻓﻲ اﻟﺠﺎﻣﻌﺔ اﻟﺘﻜﻨﻮﻟﻮﺟﻴّﺔ ﻗﺴﻢ اﻟﺘﻌﻠﻴﻢ اﻟﺘﻜﻨﻮﻟﺠﻲ ﻓﻲ ﺿﻮء اﻟﻨﺘﺎﺋﺞ اﻻﻣﺘﺤﺎﻧﻴﺔ دراﺳﺔ ّﺗﺘﺒﻌﻴﺔ 155 ﻋﺒﺪ اﻟﺤﺴﻴﻦ ﻏﺎﻧﻢ ﺻﺨﻲ، ﺿﺎري ﻳﻮﺳﻒ اﻟﺴﻤﺮاﺋﻲ، اﻧﻤﺎر ﻧﺎﻃﻖ :Presenters إﻋﺪاد وﺗﻨﻔﻴﺬ ﺑﺮﻧﺎﻣﺞ ﺗﻌﻠﻴﻤﻲ ﻟﺪراﺳﺔ ﻇﺎهﺮة اﻟﻜﻼل 156 داﻟﻴﺎ ﻧﺎﻇﻢ ﻋﺒﺪ اﻟﺤﻤﻴﺪ اﻟﺘﺤﺎﻓﻲ :Presenter Blending the intellectual and the moral in pursuit of deeper understandings: The teaching and learning of physical sciences in Lebanese middle school classrooms Presenter: Sara Salloum 157 Environmental knowledge and attitudes of Lebanese secondary school students in the Greater Beirut area Presenters: Maha Haidar Makki, Fouad Abd-El-Khalick, Saouma BouJaoude 164 SMEC VIII ____________________________________________________________2 Effect of inquiry-based strategies on students’ retention of basic concepts in electricity Presenter: Nada Chatila Afra 167 Parents’ perceptions of science and science teaching Presenters: Lina Hajj, Saouma BouJaoude 177 Niveau d’entrée et conceptions de futurs enseignants libanais de Biologie à propos de la recherche (F) Presenter: Andrée Thoumy 198 Students, teachers and coordinators perceptions of the challenges associated practical work in secondary science (E) Presenters: Hassan H. Tairab, Ali K. Al-Naqbi 207 Idea Exchange Session Math & Science: Supporting Students with Special Needs within Regular Classes 216 Practical/ Interactive Sessions Math: Exploring Dynamic Geometry Using Cinderella Presenter: Robert Pour 216 Science: From Story to Science Experience – Making Science Come Alive Through Children’s Literature Presenter: Sharon Reed 217 Sponsored by Harcourt International What Does a Performance Assessment Task Attempt to Do in the Math Classroom? Presenter: Maha El Hariri 217 Practical/ Interactive & Research into Practice Sessions Math: Homemade Math Games Presenter: Nisreen Jabr 218 Using Math Menu Activities in the Elementary Classroom Presenter: Betty Koleilat 218 Beyond Drill, Problem Solving Activities to Thrill and Promote Critical Thinking Presenter: Dixie Schurle 219 Sponsored by Harcourt International Solving Problems or Problem Solving Presenters: Bilal Basha, Manal Yehia 219 SMEC VIII ____________________________________________________________3 Building Better Problem Solvers Through Problem Posing Presenter: Edward Silver 220 Sponsored by AUB-FAS Solving Some Curricular Mathematics Problems in Elementary Classes Presenter: Feryal Moghrabi 220 Enhancing Math Instruction Through Multimedia Projectors Presenter: Haitham Solh 221 The Scientific Calculator in Secondary Math Classes Presenter: Houssam Kasti 221 Time for a New High School Function? Presenter: Sean Stewart 222 Ways to Develop Children’s Mathematical Competencies Presenter: George Wazen Sulaiman 222 Teaching Math Humanely –Learning Math Naturally Presenter: Rima Halabi 223 CABRI Geometry: A Tool for Teaching Geometry Presenter: Sahar Zaarour 223 Student-Centered Problem Solving: Teaching and Learning Mathematics in a TESOL Environment Presenter: Graeme Ward 224 Science: Introducing Technology in the Teaching of Physics Presenter: Viviane Khoury Saab 224 آﻴﻒ ﻧﻌﻤﻞ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺗﻌﺪﻳﻞ ﻣﻨﻬﺎج اﻟﻜﺘﺎب اﻟﻤﺪرﺳﻲ ﻟﺨﺪﻣﺔ أهﺪاف اﻟﻤﻨﻬﺠﻴﺔ اﻟﺠﺪﻳﺪة؟ Presenters: Suhair Al Hajj, Rana Slim 225 Genetics Through Playing Cards Presenter: Fouad Malek Bakkar 225 Teaching Through Inquiry Presenters: Mary Therese Tutunji and S. Suleiman 226 Discordant Results as a Hypothetical Source of Questioning Presenters: Andree Thoumy, Firass Al-Itaoui 226 Using an Example of a Controversial Issue to Learn About Science Presenters: Hayat Hokayem, Mariam Klait 229 Moving Pictures in Your Science Teaching Presenter: John Stringer 229 SMEC VIII ____________________________________________________________4